BRAHMANBARIA, Sept 8: BDR jawans seized a touchstone-made statue from Shahbazpur village in Sarail Upazila Friday. BDR recovered the statue weighing 4.0 kg from near a tempo stand at Shahbazpur — UNB.
"I will not accept any condition that clashes with the interest of the country," said Adviser for Finance and Planning AB Mirza Azizul Islam after a meeting with the visiting IMF delegation at his Planning Commission office in the city...
Shakhawat HossainAn Energy Division proposal on upward adjustment of the tariffs of natural gas for seven types of consumers is awaiting approval by the finance ministry, official sources said.The division has proposed the hike of gas tariffs by 3.29 per...
Naim-Ul-KarimThe government has convened an urgent meeting tomorrow (Monday) to find ways to help over 50,000 newly employed Bangladeshi workers leave the country at the earliest.Non-availability of adequate number of seats on the outbound aircraft has posed a major problem...
Siddique Islam Three nationalised commercial banks (NCBs) -- Sonali, Janata and Agrani -- have started negotiations with the state-owned Bangladesh Petroleum Corporation (BPC) on financing import of fuel oils. The Bangladesh Bank (BB) is offering US$300 million to the three...
SYDNEY (Australia) (AP): Pacific Rim leaders Saturday said the world needs to "slow, stop and then reverse" greenhouse gas emissions, and adopted modest goals to curb global warming. Thousands of demonstrators rallied to demand stronger action.Some experts and activists dismissed...
FE ReportThe stock prices on the Dhaka Stock Exchange (DSE) continued to rally amid a hefty turnover in the week ended Thursday.The turnover on Monday last crossed Tk 2.0 billion-mark for the first time without 'netting facility' which became effective...
New BNP secretary general Khandaker Delwar Hossain Saturday said party reform would be carried out in accordance with the party's constitution, not under a 'unique design' of his expelled predecessor Abdul Mannan Bhuiyan, reports UNB.Talking to reporters at his NAM...
FE ReportSome apparel experts have suggested that the government lobby with the European Commission (EC) to relax its (EC) Rules of Origin (RoO) and offering some benefits under GSP so that Bangladeshi apparel could compete in European markets after the...
DU CorrespondentDhaka University (DU) authorities have decided to resume its academic activities on October 28 after a 66-day closure. Prior to reopening the campus, all residential halls will be opened on October 23. Meanwhile, Jahangirnagar University (JU) will resume its...
STRASBOURG (France), Sept 8 (bdnews24.com): The European Parliament has adopted a resolution on Bangladesh expressing its deep concern over the disproportionate response of joint forces against the student protests at Dhaka University.The resolution adopted on Sept 6 also spelled out...
Widespread flooding has inundated many areas of the country again disrupting efforts to rebuild certain regions still recovering from the early monsoon deluge in July and August, reports bdnews24.com. Many communities, still reeling from the earlier flooding, have been forced...
Chief Adviser (CA) Fakhruddin Ahmed Saturday said conscious and well-educated citizen is essential for the success of the nation's effort to establish honest leadership and real democracy by uprooting corruption in the country, reports UNB.It is also necessary to set...
Jatiya Party's acting chairman Anisul Islam Mahmud has said Rowshan Ershad does not have the right to expel leaders from the party, reports bdnews24.com."She's just a presidium member," Anisul Islam told the news agency Saturday, a day after breakaway JP...
CHITTAGONG, Sept 8 (UNB): Speakers at a seminar here Saturday called for resisting criminalisation of politics and screening out black money holders and terrorists from political parties.Politics must be freed from black money holders, corrupt elements and terrorists for achieving...
MANIKGANJ, Sept 8 (UNB): Gono Forum President Kamal Hossain Saturday said corruption, terrorism and militancy have obstructed development of the country."Those who indulged in corruption are the enemies of the country and its people. The people in general are victims...
President Iajuddin Ahmed and Chief Adviser (CA) Fakhruddin Ahmed have greeted Chairman of the National Defence Commission of North Korea (DPRK) Kim Jong and Premier of the Cabinet Kim Yong on the occasion of 59th founding anniversary of the country...
JESSORE, Sept 8 (bdnews24.com): A village policewoman has filed an attempted rape case against a leader of Jamaat-e-Islami in the district, the police said Saturday. Jhikargachha sub-inspector (SI) Shawkat Hossain said the case was filed with his police station Saturday....
Anti-corruption Commission (ACC) Chairman Hasan Mashhud Chowdhury Saturday called upon the students who scored GPA 5 in this year's HSC examinations, particularly those from Notre Dame College, to help rid the country of the bad name it earned because of...
Speakers at a workshop stressed the urgent need of involving indigenous people in biodiversity conservation and recommended changes at systemic level, including policies, mandate, management and capacity development, for the protection of country's biological diversity, reports UNB.The national workshop titled...
BANDARBAN, Sept 8 (UNB): Rubber cultivation under the government's Highland Settlement Project has changed the fate of about 15,000 members of 4,000 tribal families of the two hill districts.Highland Settlement Project sources said the tribal families of Bandarban and Khagrachhari...
MADARIPUR, Sept 8 (UNB): Robbers looted valuables worth about Tk 0.2 million from two houses in Kharakandi and Utrail villages under Shibchar Upazila Thursday midnight injuring a woman.Sources said a gang of dacoits, numbering 10/12, stormed into the house of...
FE ReportModern Herbal Group Chairman and Managing Director (MD) Alamgir Moti has been nominated for 'International Staedia Award-2007' for inventing an anti Hepatitis-B virus herbal capsule.Alamgir was selected from over 12,000 researchers for his invention of a herbal antidote effective...
A Bangladeshi social scientist Mizanur R Miah, director of the School of Social Work (SSW) at Southern Illinois University Carbondale (SIUC), was honoured recently in Washington DC by the Council on Social Work Education for his outstanding services on its...
Our CorrespondentCHITTAGONG, Sep 8: A four-member Asian Development Bank (ADB) delegation, led by its Country Director Hua Du, recently visited Chittagong port and Chittagong Customs House (CCH).The ADB officials also exchanged views with the leaders of Chittagong Chamber of Commerce...
FE ReportStandard Chartered Bank (SCB) has recently relocated its Dhaka main branch to the City Centre in Motijheel C/A from Dilkusha. SCB Bangladesh CEO Osman Morad formally inaugurated the relocated branch Thursday. Among others, the bank's Head of Shared Distribution...
FE ReportCHITTAGONG, Sept 8, 2007: Country's top ship-building company Western Marine Shipyard Limited is going to deliver four ships built in local technology to the buyers, Brave Royal Shipping Limited Monday (September 10, 2007).Built in the company's own shipyard at...
FE ReportNiloy Cement Clinkerization Industries Ltd will begin clinker manufacturing at its factory at Baniargati in Jessore district today (Sunday).The factory with an investment of Tk 200 million will annually produce 70,000 metric tonnes of clinker annually, first of its...
Our CorrespondentBRAHMANBARIA, Sept 8: The government has allocated Tk 10.06 million as agricultural assistance to rehabilitate the flood-affected farmers in the district.Agriculture Secretary Md Abdul Aziz made the disclosure while speaking as the chief guest at the conference held at...
FE ReportWell established in electrical, electronics and automobiles industry reliable brand Walton has recently launched a new and technologically advanced steam microwave oven in the market. Now microwave oven is not a kitchen room fashion. It is considered a very...
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